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The bank chain that includes Taylor’s Eagle Bank has a branch has received a premier distinction. Round Top State Bank, headquartered in Round Top, has earned a fivestar rating from BauerFinancial, Inc., a nationwide bank rating firm.

HUTTO – During Black History Month, Farley Middle School students were invited to meet during lunch in the art and science classrooms to make Black History Month Unity Bracelets. The idea came from Chloe Anderson, a seventhgrade student at Farley, who is passionate about racial equity.

Taylor ISD Board of Trustees Vice President Shorty Mitchell (right) and Taylor ISD Transportation Director Carl Caldwell took time to sit and reminisce about the changing times in Taylor. Courtesy photo

HUTTO –Hutto ISD recently implemented a new phone system to allow for easier two-way communication between parents and staff. This has caused some changes to phone numbers throughout the district. While the main district and campus numbers remain the same, individual extensions have changed.

Taylor High School students have a new state championship and are moving ahead to national competition. On Feb.

Last week, a plan to provide care in Taylor came full circle. On Friday, Feb.

Investigation into a suspicious death northeast of Taylor has moved agencies. The Pflugerville Police Department has taken over the case of a body found in 4200 block of County Road 414 Nov.

The number of new cases of COVID-19 in Williamson County continue to slash week to week. Confirmed cases, which include past and current cases reported to the Williamson County and Cities Health District (WCCHD), increased by 313 in Williamson County Feb.

The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo (HLSR) crowned area residents world champions for their smoked goods. Williamson County Go Texan, an area committe, won the 2022 World’s Championship Bar-B-Que Contest Feb.

COUPLAND CIVIC ORGANIZATION For its Jan. 31 meeting, the Coupland Civic Organization (CCO) was treated to a tour of the new and renovated Coupland school facilities hosted by Superintendent Tammy Brinkman.

Helping one person might not change the whole world, but it could change the world for one person. This week was filled with all acts of kindness.

Forty third graders at Naomi Pasemann Elementary School won a copy of Merlin Missions, No. 1, Christmas in Camelot from the Magic Treehouse series by Mary Pope Osborne. First Books sponsored the contest, and the books were donated by Osborne. Photo by Tim Crow

Monica von Waaden, of Hope4Austin, is partnering with Taylor ISD Family Services, Sodexo and Shepherd’s Heart Food Pantry & Ministries to supply food for the district’s weekend backpack meal program. Thanks to these generous donations, assistance is provided for 40 families to help with food instability. From left are Taylor ISD Family Support Services coordinator John Matthews, Sodexo representative Misty Schoeffler and von Waaden. Photo by Tim Crow